IMTalk Episode 549 - Moira Horan (Women for Tri) and Rich Izzo (Toughman)

News: Next to no news this week other than one result. 

This Weeks Discussion: With Bevan getting married on the 11th of Feb we wanted to hear what you thought he should do for his stags party. He's hoping you would be kind to him ;-) Comment here. 

This Weeks Photo: Here's a photo of John taking control at a local triathlon. 

Website of the Week: Daniel Clarke sent through www.trisplits.com 

Age Grouper of the Week: This week we look at the results from the All World Athletes. 

Interview: We have Moira Horan on the show. She lets us know what is happening with getting more females into the sport. You can check her out here: www.staystrongmultisport.com and www.womenfortri.com.

Interview: we have Rich Izzo on the show to talk about the Toughman race series. If you want to check out one of their races to go: www.toughmantri.com.

Interview: We also have Rob Wilby from Oxygenaddict on as well. You can get his free 4 week training programme by clicking here: www.team.oxygenaddict.com

IMTalk Episode 548 - The Iron Century Team

News: Craig Percival fundraising page; IMNZ adding 70.3 for this year; New Ironman in Korea and Argentina; Results from Tauranga Half; John's ITU update; Discussion around Lance in NZ.  

This Weeks Discussion: Mick Simpson sent through a question, that inspired this weeks discussion, about the type of athlete you admire. So this weeks question is, which athlete do you have more respect for, one who has overcome massive life battles (like drugs and alcohol) or one who has achieved their success without making mistakes along the way? Comment here. 

This Weeks Photo: Here's a picture of John towing Tom on his bike ride while on holiday. 

Statstastic: We look at when the cut off was introduced to Ironman racing. 

Interview: We have John Mergler and Debi Hazelden on the show to talk about Iron Century, the crazy challenge where John will complete 100 Ironmen (in training) in 100 days, and Debi will complete 100 Half IM's at the same time. If you want to support them and follow them along the way go to http://www.mm.events/iron-century/

Website of the Week: Here's a great website from Team USA Tri about the pro's earnings in 2016. Click here to check it out. 

John's Training Update: John gives a quick update on his training for Challenge Roth.

IMTalk Episode 547 - Matt Fitzgerald (Part two)

This week we get Matt Fitzgerald back on the show to talk about his book 'How Bad Do You Want It?: Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle'. In his fascinating new book, Matt examines more then a dozen pivotal races to discover the surprising ways elite athletes strengthen their mental toughness. He shares some of these in this great interview. You can get the book by clicking here. You can also check out all of Matt's work here: www.mattfitzgerald.org

IMTalk Episode 546 - Terenzo Bozzone and Anders Ericsson Ph.D

On this weeks show we have two great interviews, one with a top athlete and one with a world leading thinker on expertise. 

Interview: This week we have an Terenzo Bozzone. He talks about his latest races, what they mean for his future, and the plan for next year. Check out his website here: www.terenzo.com

Interview: We also have an interview with Anders Ericsson Ph.D. Anders is one of the world leading researchers on expertise. If you have heard of the 'rule of 10,000 hours' you have heard of his work. In this interview he shares many insights into what it takes to reach higher levels in our lives. You can get his book 'Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise' by clicking here.  

IMTalk Episode 545 - 'Sportie Doc' Dr Tamsin Lewis

News: This week we discuss the highlights from 2016. 

This Weeks Photo: Here's Bevan looking slightly strange before his Christmas class at the gym. 

Interview: This week we have 'Sportie Doc' Dr Tamsin Lewis on the show. We dig deep into blood testing to help us perform at our best in both sport and life. You can check out Tamsin's website here: www.sportiedoc.com.

This Weeks Websites: www.enrgperformance.com, www.whatthefatbook.com.